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2025 SODEC Coin for New Projects by Philippe Lesage, Annie St-Pierre & Charlotte Le Bon
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Quebec’s SODEC (the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles) have opened the coffers backing the next wave of projects that will shoot next year and we learn that Philippe Lesage, Annie St-Pierre and Charlotte Le Bon are among those moving...
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From Aftersun to Afterpunk: Charlotte Wells To Tackle Blondie Biopic As Her Sophomore Feature?
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Hollywood is in the midst of a biopic boom, with living music icons taking center stage and now we might get some CBGB flavoring as the platinum-haired frontwoman of Blondie has let it slip that Aftersun‘s Charlotte Wells will be...
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Bugonia | Review
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When Will They Ever Learn?: Lanthimos Turns to Eco-Horror Yorgos Lanthimos embarks on his first remake with Bugonia, a loose adaptation of the 2003 Korean film Save the Green Planet!. The acerbic mixture of environmental conspiracy theory, grotesque violence and...
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Hedda | Review
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Party Time: Nia DaCosta Throws A Forgettable Rager If you’ve been looking for a jazzy, ‘50s version of Saltburn, get ready to pull out your cocktail shaker. For better, and definitely for worse, writer/director Nia DaCosta’s Hedda, her totally gnarly...
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Valeska Grisebach’s ‘The Dreamed Adventure’ – Everything We Know So Far …
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For fans of Valeska Grisebach, patience is a virtue. The Bremen born filmmaker, is known for her meticulous process, hence the long gaps between films. 2001’s Mein Stern and 2006’s Sehnsucht were followed by her 2017 breakout Western (read review)...
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The Mastermind | Review
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Thieves Like Us: Reichardt Wanders with an Inscrutable Slacker Abstract paintings are not the only undefined objects in The Mastermind, the latest from Kelly Reichardt, who has become a master herself at creating quiet, emotionally resonant characterizations of lonely, isolated...
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Alpha | Review
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Turn to Stone: Ducournau Hits a Wall with Disease Allegory “Death is the cure for all illness,” wrote English writer Thomas Browne, which is a sentiment one can apply to Alpha, the third film from budding body horror extraordinaire Julia...
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New Projects by Emmanuelle Bercot, Christophe Honoré, Philippe Faucon & Charlotte Le Bon in the Works
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As we get ready for the first wave of title selections from Sundance and Berlinale to start populating the 2026 calendar, we are also shifting our attention to films moving into production for what will populate fests in 2027. French...
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Frankenstein | Review
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The Seat of the Soul: Del Toro Takes Aim at Shelley’s Monster Much like its title has been confused as reference to an abominable creation rather than the eponymous mad scientist who created him, countless adaptations of Mary Shelley’s 1818...
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Lens Crafters: Marie Rosselet-Ruiz Filming ‘L’une des leurs’ with Céleste Brunnquell
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A small independent film project we’ll keeping tabs on, Cineuropa reports that Marie Rosselet-Ruiz commenced production a couple of week back ago on her directorial debut L’une des leurs. Formerly titled Authentiks, Céleste Brunnquell (who toplines), Veerle Baetens and Camille...
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